FX5200 and Radeon 9550 good enough for '06 or not?!

Hi,

If I want to be able to play Live '06 with all graphic settings to max. and still have smooth framerates, which low-end APG should I buy best?!

Are following cards at cheap price fast enough, also at high settings, or won't I get fluid framerates:

- Asus V9520X-TD FX5200 8x - 128 DDR
- Asus A9550GE TD Radeon 9550 - 128 - DVI/TV-Out

What are your recommendations?! It has to be an AGP card!!

By the way, are things like AA and AF settings important in a game like Live '06 or not.. which settings are required?!

Thanks for all good advice!!

Hi,

all graphic settings to max. and still have smooth framerates, which low-end APG

that doesn't match. you can prolly but details high if you put it on the lowest resolution, but that looks crappier than high res with low detail.
if you want high details, you'll need to get a high-end card.

i have a Radeon 9200 128mb and it runs awesome,of course, i have 768 mb ram

Dance123, don't worry 'bout that! i have radeon 9550 too! 06 run awesome on man settings, i've got 512 ram! just try on with some drivers! i use last years's and they doing good! it'll be ok!

Dance123, i also have FX5200 and 512mb of RAM. settings are at max.

i have a Radeon 9200 128mb and it runs awesome,of course, i have 768 mb ram

I have the same card and 512 MB ram and I can run live on maximum settings.

Hi, i have saved up. Im looking at GeForce NVIDIA 5200. Do you recommend this vcard for live06, 07 and new games coming this year?

DUde, neither, they both suck. go to www.newegg.com , you will find some great deals there. See, FX5200 was a failier and between the two I would go with radeon 9550, but you could get 9800pro or even higher if you look around, for the same money.